So Proud of Him

I am so proud of my son, who participated fully in yesterday's choir singing in church. We got to church on time, with relatively little morning stress. He told me he would be able to handle it and he was right. I don't know what helped him overcome his anxiety yesterday that wasn't present in him before, but I suspect, in addition to God's blessing, he simply willed it to happen. The end of the year party was on the line, afterall. I am happy to say our whole family will be attending this event Wednesday night.

Reaching My Goal

Today I ran a longer course around the neighborhood than I had before. It took me about 40 minutes to complete, and I was anxious to drive it and determine how many miles I had run. Well, it turns out that my mileage today was exactly 3.1 miles. This number just happens to be equal to 5K. So I have made my goal. When you do the math, I ran on average 1 mile in 13 minutes. The first time I could run a mile it took me around 18 minutes, if I recall correctly. It feels good to see what I have been able to accomplish. The Komen Race for the Cure is June 14, which is exactly 4 weeks from today. I'll be starting at the end of the group of competitive runners. I certainly won't be anywhere near the front finishers, who will be running something like 5-minute miles, but that doesn't matter. I will be able to run the entire distance, and there is a chance I won't be the last person to finish in the competitive category. I have also exceeded my fundraising goal for the race. From Sarah's and my contacts, we have raised over $1100. My goal was $1000. Thank you to all of my supporters and fans of my sister. Sarah is doing great after her surgery, by the way, and she got a good/clean pathology report this time too - the first since she got the cancer diagnosis. Yay!

Letting Him Change His Mind

Well, J is back in choir. He approached me a few days ago, hoping I wouldn't be mad, and saying he really wanted to come back to choir. How could I say no? James asked him what made him change his mind, and you know what he said? "I just want Mommy to be happy." I told him I wanted him to be happy too, and I hoped he was coming back not just for me. He lost an opportunity for a solo part during his absence, but he handled that very well, and at last night's rehearsal participated 100%. I'm proud of him, and hope he will be able to handle singing in front of the congregation on May 18th. At least after that we're done for the summer.

This afternoon I get to go to J's school for a special treat. Since we won't be there tomorrow for the Mother's Day Breakfast (we're travelling out of state for a wedding), J gets to make his presentation about me to the class today. My mom will keep MC for me so that I can have this special time with just my son. I'm looking forward to it, and I purposely am not wearing mascara. My eyes might just leak a bit.

Church Girls

Here is a photo from the "Church Girls" number that I was in during the Millennium Follies.

Sarah's Doing Well

Sarah's surgery on Wednesday went as expected. She is at home and doing well. I am amazed and awed by the people who love her. She has good friends.